certain defeat

collocation in English

meaningsofcertainanddefeat

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certain
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.tən/us
/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
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defeat
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfiːt/us
/dɪˈfiːt/
the fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made ...
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(Definition ofcertainanddefeatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Otherwise, the defendant would expect nearcertaindefeatin court.
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If human life is at stake, it is considered evident that making a treatment effort and running into failure is better than not attempting to treat and facecertaindefeat.
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Their stupidity will play a significant part in ensuring that, when eventually they face the people, they will meetcertaindefeat.
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I suggest that that is not the normal reaction of a nation which realises that it is facingcertaindefeat.
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If he does not do so, he must face the possibility of military action andcertaindefeat.
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A victory for one iscertaindefeatfor the other.
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Bhatis, facingcertaindefeat, proclaimed the rite of jauhar.
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Without him on the field the position was the same as the captain -certaindefeat.
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Crittenden's friends, therefore, held back his name from nomination to spare him almostcertaindefeat.
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I agree that there are certain defeats in the telephone service which ought to be put right.
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Despite certain defeats, he believes that the communist movement is developing magnificently.
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